On the afternoon of April 27, Army General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, received His Excellency Danny Faure, President of the Republic of the Seychelles, making an official visit to the country. 

The meeting took place in a friendly atmosphere, during which the two dignitaries discussed the satisfactory state of bilateral relations and reaffirmed their willingness to continue strengthening cooperation ties, while also addressing issues on the international agenda. 

The announcement of Venezuela’s withdrawal from the Organization of American States (OAS) was made on April 26, by the country’s Foreign Minister Delcy Rodríguez, following fresh intervention attempts by the bloc

CARACAS.— This Thursday, April 27, Venezuela will begin the procedure to withdraw from the Organization of American States (OAS) following fresh intervention attempts by the body at its headquarters in Washington, according to the country’s Foreign Minister Delcy Rodríguez.

The 13th European Business and Investment Forum (Iconvienna 2017) was held in the Federal Economic Chamber of Vienna. There were presented the business opportunities in Latin American and the Caribbean in the margins of the event. Likewise, Cuba´s foreign investment opportunities, essentially, in Mariel Special Development Zone as well as in the renewable energy sector and some other prioritized areas were highlighted.

Kuala Lumpur, April 28 - The Sultan of Johor state, Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, received in audience at Mersing Palace, the Cuban ambassador to Malaysia, Ibete Fernández.

During the meeting, the parties agreed on the need and importance of identifying possible areas of bilateral cooperation. One particular area mentioned was that of special areas of development, as our country has a newly created area, ZED Mariel.

The ambassador of the Republic of Cuba, H.E. Mr. Juan Antonio Fernández Palacios performed a working visit to Eisenstadt city, capital of Burgenland region. He was received by authorities from the Regional Parliament and Government and representatives of cultural and educational institutions of the city. It was an opportunity in which it was found the high interest of both parties to broaden the existing bilateral bonds.

Declaration by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cuba

We have once again witnessed another infamous and immoral decision by the discredited OAS, against the Bolivarian Revolution; a repetition of the shameful pages written against the Cuban Revolution in the 1960s.

There is Another Way

The Trinidad and Tobago Friends of Cuba (TTFC) pledges it continued support and solidarity with the Cuban people as they celebrate the 56th anniversary (19th April) of the heroic victory at the Bay of Pigs, where CIA backed insurgents attempted to re-impose the social and economic order which was successfully dispatched by Castro and the 26th of July Movement two years earlier. This important victory demonstrated that the Cuban Revolution could not only improve the lives of ordinary Cubans, but just as importantly, it could defend itself against those reactionary forces whose narrow interests were not beneficial to the vast majority of the Cuban people. The significance of the victory at the Bay of Pigs is that it showed that resistance is not futile, but necessary in the face of social, economic and political injustice. As we enter a new cycle of fascism in Europe, and in particular the United States, the lessons of the Cuban Revolution and its successful defense in April 1961 take on added significance for those seeking social justice and freedom everywhere.  We, the members of the TTFC, therefore congratulate and continue to give solidarity to the Cuban people at this time, as they successfully inspire progressive movements everywhere; demonstrating throughout Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Horn of Africa that there is a better way.

Kuwait, April 26, 2017. Cuba's ambassador to Kuwait Andrés González Garrido met with Ambassador Reem Mohamed Al-Khaled, Assistant Foreign Minister of Kuwait for the Americas, at the Kuwait Foreign Ministry's headquarters .

During the meeting they exchanged on various issues of bilateral relations, which they considered to be going well and strengthening.

Cuba and Kuwait maintain collaboration in the areas of health and water resources.

Kuuban suurlähettiläs Enrique Orta Gonzalez tapasi Kauppakamarin puheenjohtajan sekä Suomen ja Kuuban ystävyysseuran edustajiston jäseniä. Suurlähettiläs esitti kokonaiskuvan Kuuban taloudellisen mallin päivittämisestä, Marielin alueesta, Kuuban ja Yhdysvaltojen suhteesta sekä vaikutuksista, joilla Yhdysvaltojen saarrolla on saareen. Päättäessään esityksensä suurlähettiläs vastasi paikalla olleiden kysymyksiin, jotta eri kiinnostuksenkohteista saatiin yksityiskohtaisempaa tietoa. 

On April 26, the President of the Cuban Movement for Peace and Sovereignty of the Peoples (MovPaz), Silvio Platero, reiterated in Havana that the U.S. Naval Base in Guantánamo is the only one in the world which exists against the will of the people and government of the land on which it is located.